May Melt-down

I'd been thinking it's been a while since my last lament over TwinB's situation...
At present she's been out of work for one week, off the meds for three - and all the while with plumbing that's only been working intermittently since last Wednesday. So far she's been coping fairly well though I can't help but be a little on edge especially now that she's heading into the pms zone. (it's actually pmdd but most folks aren't so aware of the term) Can't help but recall a few previous Mays that were most unpleasant...
I hate cycles.

In Production

I am not only starting paintings but have also been completing paintings! This is the first version I've painted from the photos I took a few weeks back. The top part of the painting in shadow still needs work and I'll be painting a small rusty plaque in the space below that reads 'unrequited'. And then I'll be done!

Only 20 more to go...

It's A New Card!

My very first business card. Hurray for vistaprint - finally got me to tackle this little chore!

I know it's not the most amazing business card in the world but at least I have one now.

If I Were Editor-

- there would be a 20 year moratorium on titles composed of 'The ...insert title ...'s daughter'. You know, such as The Memory Keeper's Daughter, The General's Daughter, The Jew's Daughter...and on to infinity.

- I would not tolerate any more freakin British Columbia pioneer memoirs with titles that start with 'Never'. 'Never Chop Your Rope' ...'Never Poke a Porcupine In The Eye'...'Never Store Your Britches In The Crick'...okay I made up the last two but I swear every second stinking pioneer account published here seems to begin with 'Never'.

- and if in charge at a news agency where a reporter submitted an article referring to a small town as 'sleepy' they'd be fired on the spot.
Each time Global TV comes to town to cover our latest atrocity they always introduce Kitimat as 'sleepy' and somehow manage to find a citizen who - wide eyed - will go on about how nothing like this has ever happened here.

- did I mention that I'm pms-ing??

A Trip Down to Vegetable Patch

Started out as raddichio...might need to lose the remaining recognizable leafiness?
Hmmm...ponder, ponder...
Any feedback is welcome! The image can be flipped in any direction as well.

On another note:
TwinA and TwinB worked together tonight at a cosmetics gala. 'A pulled 'B in to draw portraits as a gift with purchase on $X of skin care... TwinA sold a bundle and TwinB produced over a dozen portraits for happy staff and customers!
Makes a Maw proud!

Into The Ocean

Got a little further into our mural today. Oh hey! we actually finished the background!

Here's a grade 9 with her humpback whale. I helped with the drawing but she nailed the painting. Now to populate our environment with a few more critters and crawlies!

Distractions

Ever try to get a group of students focused on learning some finicky artwork after school when they have a perfect upper floor view of a house fire? Not the best of conditions...nope. They did make some progress after it had been contained which is about when I snapped this photo.

Our 'distraction' unfortunately turned out to be devastation for an artist friend in town. The fire so completely destroyed her home that she was left absolutely nothing - not a stitch to wear - all artwork gone.

I'm always acutely aware that soon enough - every time- I'll find out for whom the bell tolls.